Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-30
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Efforts Being Made to Secure II
Location Here.

Location Heres
All should pull together and second
the efforts of the Board Of Trade and
General Miles to get the branch Sol
diers' Home located in or near this
city. The benefits would be inesti-
mable, and large amount of money
would be spent here for labor and sup
plies. The Homes at Washington, d.
c., Dayton, o., Leavenworth, Kas.,
and other places are among the most
beautiful buildings in the Uunited
States. The grounds surrounding
these Homes are ornamented to the
highest degree and to certain extent
sorve the purpose of public parks.
The citizens OF Los Angeles should at
once purchase a tract of land and
donate it to the Government
as site for the building. 1t will
always be a matter of regre if this
matter is neglected. If several
hundred acres were purchased in the
great Centinela ranch below the city
one OF the most beautiful sites in the
country would be secured. Let the
people move in this matter at once.
The Secretary of the Board of Trade
has received photographs and views
of the different homes and if our peo-
pie once realize what magnificent
places they are they will lose no time
in attempting to have similar house
established here. The following cor
respondence will explain itself:
Rooms Los ANGELES BOARD OF
TRADE,
Los ANGELES, July IA, 1887.
DEAR SIR: 1t is the intention of
the citizens of this city and county to
obtain if possible the location of the
branch home west of the Rocky
mountains somewhere in this neigh
borhoOd.
The committee to be appointed by
the board OF managers will be here
some time in September. In order to
be thoroughly prepared with site or
sites for them to look at, and in order
to know about what they would need,
and also to know what an established
home is like. will you favor me with
replies to the following questions:
First-Was the location of the site
of your Branch donated to the Govern
ment, or purchased outright by the
Government
Second-How many acres of land
does it contain in all?
Third-What proportion of the total
acreage is use for farming purposes,
what portion is laid out in an orna-
mental manner, and what proportion
is rough land?
Fourth-How near is the Home To-
Gated to railroad?
Fifth-How many inmates does it
contain?
Sixth-About what proportion of
the total amount, appropriated for the
Home, is disbursed in the vicinity of
the Home?
Seventh-Of what are the buildings
(specifyipg number and size) con-
sEucted, and what sum has been ex-
pended on them alone?
If possible, l should be very much
pleased, if you have any photographs
OF the buildings and grounds, if you
would forward set to this office and
by informing me what the expense of
the same would be, this board will
remit the amount on receipt.
By an early reply, giving me the
information desired, and any other
that you think would prove valuable,
you will greatly oblige this Board of
Trade. Very truly yours,
(Signed) A. NJ. LAWRENCE,
Secretary.
In reply the following were received,
and Mr.. Lawrence expects in a few
days to hear from the Governors of
the branch at Tagus, Maine, and
Hampton, Virginiax
Central Branch, National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Cen
eral M, R. Patrick, Governor.
Postoffice address, National Military
Home, Dayton, Ohio. July 21,
1887.
A. M. Laurence, Esq, Secretary Board
of Trade, Los angeles, Cal.
DEAR SIR have your letter OF the
18th inst. 1t is not possible to give1
such reply to your letter as would
be of much service to you.
NY advice would be that you have
a personal interview with Captain
VIM. Blanding, No. 324 Pine street,
San Francisco, who is one of the
Board of Managers, and has recently
spent some time at this Branch, for
the very purpose of making observa-
tions.
As this branch was established
SOME twenty years, or more, ago,
when the wants Of home were very